I've been searching around for an open-wheeled car for vintage racing and have come across a 61 that looks to be in very good condition. I'm new to FF, mostly...
Hey Doug...where are you located? Is there a log book for your car?Chassis #.?..motors are strong, and cheap....Vee's are fun, but the F.Ford is a real race...
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Jun 3, 2006 7:05 pm
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I'm in Chicago. The car I'm considering is #222. It is currently owned by Rich Stadther in St. Paul. I believe it has logs going all the way back to the...
Its from the Lotus 22/23. I'm sure you must be thinking it's from some sedan because of the adapter to change from 6 bolt to 4 bolt fixing. Roger ... ...
I know the car well, you'd be happy with Rich's car...no questions....say Hello to him, hope he gets another car, he and his wife are very nice racers....JBH...
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Jun 5, 2006 1:41 pm
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Doug, I remember seeing Rich's car at one of the two CFCR events at BeaveRun. I think he's documented the car very well, but seems like it was a show car early...
It is a Lotus propiertary part. New pieces are available from Bill Hallandal, in Michigan. Phone number is listed on the LFFR site Partfinder page. John M. ...
Doug, Replies interspersed below. John M. ... racing ... system ... You'll probably want to get new tires. These will likely be as hard as rocks. The ride...
Doug, I think John covered it pretty well. You don't say how much you want to spend to buy and maintain a car, or how much of the work you can do yourself....
Doug, I think John covered it pretty well. You don't say how much you want to spend to buy and maintain a car, or how much of the work you can do yourself....
Hi Doug, Advice on buying a Lotus? If you have large feet then don't buy a 51 as you will have problems with your toes touching the top chassis tubes. Also,...
John Oakley
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Jun 5, 2006 7:06 pm
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John, That's a good point about the size of the cockpit. I think Colin built every Lotus to fit Jimmy Clark..... At least at 6 foot and 250 pounds it sure...
Had a chassis stripping party for the 51 this past weekend. Below is a link to some photos. I invited over my local car club- the brazos brits, for a social....
Carl/Doug, Yes, go for the removable steering wheel. Not original but far more convenient and much safer in an emergency should you have to exit in a hurry!...
Can anyone confirm the overall length of the rack bar, thats just the bar without the track rods etc.? Also, is there a source of Lotus Holbay rocker covers...
hello can you help me; I need for my lotus 69F3 wheels and wings thanks you...
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Jun 8, 2006 7:42 pm
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Jeff, You can buy a new rack (just the inside rack gear) from Lee Chapman racing. I have one and was exact same as the Triumph based rack in my 20/22. Roger ...
... I have 2 Lotus 69's here in Colorado, 1 a Formula Ford with steel wheels and 1 a F3/Atlantic/FB with a selection of magnesium wheels both knock-ons and...
Simon Hadfield,Lee Chapman are good sources....best of luck on the wheels, I finally had Jongbloed (Sp.? ) make up a set for my 69 F.B., real nice, but not...
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Jun 9, 2006 2:30 pm
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Hi All: The LOG 26 registration form is available at: http://www.lotuscarclub.org/documents/LOG26RegistrationForm_000.pdf CYA in Fort Worth October 13th -...
thanks for your help John exactly, I have a formula Ford, and I would tranformer my car in F3, it I would like misses I less the tanks latéraux.A than you...
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Jun 13, 2006 5:27 am
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After a close encounter of the 5th kind, with a FV, I spent Sunday rebuilding two crushed tanks into one good one. I thought I'd section one of the crushed...
A couple of us have been talking about building these high power, rare earth magnets into the sumps of the oil pans to capture things like roller chain...
Hi John, In the UK we use magnetic sump pan drain plugs, and although they are smaller in power than your idea, they do collect a fair amount of swarf. I have...
John Oakley
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Jun 19, 2006 4:30 pm
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Andrew, Yes, those are grease nipples. I used to tow on an open trailer and living in the mountains I would tow through snow/slush/rain/mag chloride the first...
The last time I had the pan off my twin cam I put a couple of these in on either side of the pickup. The are VERY strong magnets (wouldn't want to get a...
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